Herbster Wood Fired Anagama Workshop

Each summer, up to 12 participants and visiting artists join Mike Weber at his forest studio in beautiful Bayfield County, Wisconsin, for a 14-day workshop that teaches the process of firing a traditional Anagama kiln.

The workshop site is located six miles inland of Lake Superior on 90 acres of pristine wilderness bordering the Chequamegon National Forest. The Anagama kiln is 24 feet long and was built in 1995 after Weber's many trips to Japan, where he worked with artists who fired in this traditional method.

The workshop fee ($545) includes on-site camping (rental cottages are also available nearby), 200 lbs. clay, materials, wheel-throwing, hand-building, glazing, and firing.

If you are interested in learning more about the workshop, or would like to attend, please contact Mike Weber at weberml@uwec.edu or call 715-774-3707.

About Mike Weber

Mike Weber has been wood-firing for over forty years at his studio in the forest of northern Wisconsin. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, in Europe and Japan. 2012 will be the 25th summer he has conducted his wood-fire workshop. 

A number of Weber's pieces are available for purchase online at Mike Weber Clay.

Weber retired from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2004.

2012 workshop dates:
June 10th - 24th

Credits for the workshop may be available through the University of Wisconsin-Superior.